Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                                        December 31

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(Dollars in Thousands)                                              1998            1997



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Assets

    Loans:

      Commercial                                                $22,243,114     $18,218,837

      Real estate -- commercial                                   6,251,879       6,410,531

      Real estate -- residential                                  9,664,115       9,987,066

      Consumer                                                   14,822,759      12,357,229

      Credit card                                                 1,852,635       2,047,769

      Home equity                                                 3,176,664       2,972,987

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         Total loans                                             58,011,166      51,994,419

         Allowance for loan losses                                 (970,243)       (941,874)

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         Net loans                                               57,040,923      51,052,545

    Mortgage loans held for sale                                  3,507,487       1,249,708

    Securities available for sale, at market                     16,119,370      13,797,566

    Federal funds sold and security resale agreements               930,492         542,156

    Other short-term investments                                    218,149          84,204

    Cash and demand balances due from banks                       4,783,491       4,319,309

    Properties and equipment                                      1,150,210       1,031,912

    Accrued income and other assets                               4,495,510       3,701,681

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Total Assets                                                    $88,245,632     $75,779,081

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Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

    Liabilities:

      Demand deposits (noninterest bearing)                     $10,911,926     $10,287,007

      NOW and money market accounts                              18,610,832      16,106,637

      Savings accounts                                            4,021,113       4,222,729

      Time deposits of individuals                               17,450,904      18,631,280

      Other time deposits                                         2,280,973       1,633,282

      Deposits in overseas offices                                4,971,161       1,736,419

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         Total deposits                                          58,246,909      52,617,354

      Federal funds borrowed and security repurchase

       agreements                                                 9,427,309       4,810,953

      Borrowed funds                                              2,117,916       4,264,556

      Long-term debt                                              9,009,448       5,647,302

      Corporation obligated mandatorily redeemable capital

       securities of subsidiary trusts holding solely

       debentures of the Corporation                                679,894         649,892

      Accrued expenses and other liabilities                      1,751,248       1,630,764

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Total Liabilities                                                81,232,724      69,620,821

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    Stockholders' Equity:

      Preferred Stock, stated value $50 per share,

       authorized 5,000,000 shares, outstanding 721,954

       shares in 1998                                                36,098              --

      Common stock, par value $4 per share, authorized

       700,000,000 shares,

         outstanding 326,327,360 shares in 1998 and

       315,697,488 shares in 1997                                 1,305,309       1,262,790

      Capital surplus                                             1,968,751       1,108,920

      Retained earnings                                           3,430,672       3,440,763

      Accumulated other comprehensive income                        272,078         345,787

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Total Stockholders' Equity                                        7,012,908       6,158,260

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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity                      $88,245,632     $75,779,081

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See notes to consolidated financial statements.



Consolidated Statements of Income


                                                                            For the Calendar Year

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(Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)                       1998             1997             1996



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Interest Income

    Loans                                                         $4,811,735       $4,486,529       $4,425,124

    Securities:

      Taxable                                                        836,430          795,229          813,653

      Exempt from Federal income taxes                                48,831           45,043           40,548

    Federal funds sold and security resale agreements                 43,793           20,225           23,498

    Other short-term investments                                      15,888           15,486           16,066

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         Total interest income                                     5,756,677        5,362,512        5,318,889

Interest Expense

    Deposits                                                       1,846,276        1,813,251        1,862,084

    Federal funds borrowed and security repurchase

      agreements                                                     353,882          235,882          248,512

    Borrowed funds                                                   168,507          180,082          130,811

    Long-term debt                                                   476,364          322,959          232,418

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         Total interest expense                                    2,845,029        2,552,174        2,473,825

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Net Interest Income                                                2,911,648        2,810,338        2,845,064

Provision for Loan Losses                                            201,400          225,367          239,936

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         Net interest income after provision for loan losses       2,710,248        2,584,971        2,605,128

Noninterest Income

    Item processing revenue                                          484,503          393,115          364,512

    Service charges on deposit accounts                              384,938          359,268          323,636

    Trust and investment management fees                             311,050          278,793          255,598

    Card-related fees                                                201,168          205,631          191,272

    Mortgage banking revenue                                         327,247          158,544          109,670

    Brokerage revenue                                                 90,477           75,374           65,053

    Other                                                            380,300          295,668          218,746

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         Total fees and other income                               2,179,683        1,766,393        1,528,487

    Securities gains                                                 134,459           81,239          108,650

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         Total noninterest income                                  2,314,142        1,847,632        1,637,137

Noninterest Expense

    Salaries, benefits and other personnel                         1,594,757        1,449,445        1,379,790

    Equipment                                                        212,871          204,862          193,601

    Net occupancy                                                    202,664          193,555          197,014

    Assessments and taxes                                             52,502           57,269           82,953

    Merger and restructuring                                         379,376           65,902           74,745

    Other                                                            934,943          821,537          872,375

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         Total noninterest expense                                 3,377,113        2,792,570        2,800,478

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Income before income taxes                                         1,647,277        1,640,033        1,441,787

Income tax expense                                                   576,596          517,839          448,271

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Net Income                                                        $1,070,681       $1,122,194        $ 993,516

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Net Income Applicable to Common Stock                             $1,068,499       $1,122,194        $ 989,488

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Net Income Per Common Share

    Basic                                                              $3.28            $3.48            $3.00

    Diluted                                                             3.22             3.42             2.95

Average Common Shares Outstanding

    Basic                                                        326,005,752      322,223,892      329,548,231

    Diluted                                                      332,860,165      327,732,584      336,549,137

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See notes to consolidated financial statements.



Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity


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                                                                                                      Unallocated

                                                                                                         Shares       Accumulated

                                                                                                         Held by         Other

                                                    Preferred     Common      Capital      Retained       ESOP       Comprehensive

  (Dollars in Thousands Except Per Share Amounts)     Stock       Stock       Surplus      Earnings       Trust         Income        Total



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Balance December 31, 1995                           $185,400    $1,150,046   $1,012,299   $3,324,421    $ (2,741)      $222,402     $5,891,827

 Comprehensive Income:

   Net income                                                                                993,516                                   993,516

   Other comprehensive income, net of tax

     Unrealized gains on securities of $4,405, net

     of reclassification adjustment for gains

     included in net income of $70,623                                                                                  (66,218)       (66,218)

                                                                                                                                    



   Total comprehensive income                                                                                                          927,298

 Common dividends declared, National City, $1.88

   per share                                                                                (363,999)                                 (363,999)

 Common dividends declared of pooled company, prior

   to merger                                                                                (147,011)                                 (147,011)

 Preferred dividends, $2.00 per depositary share                                              (6,458)                                   (6,458)

 Issuance of 2,868,566 common shares under

   corporate stock and dividend reinvestment plans                  11,474       46,345                                                 57,819

 Purchase of 4,356,000 common shares                               (17,424)    (157,686)                                              (175,110)

 Issuance of 110,453 common shares pursuant to

   acquisitions                                                        442        3,446                                                  3,888

 Issuance of common stock by subsidiary                                          25,077                                                 25,077

 Conversion of 3,708,000 depositary shares of

   preferred stock to 8,839,650 common shares       (185,400)       35,359      150,041                                              

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 Shares distributed by ESOP trust and tax benefit

   on dividends                                                                                  189       2,741                         2,930

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Balance December 31, 1996                           $     --    $1,179,897   $1,079,522   $3,800,658    $     --       $156,184     $6,216,261

 Comprehensive Income:

   Net income                                                                              1,122,194                                 1,122,194

   Other comprehensive income, net of tax

     Unrealized gains on securities of $242,408,

     net of reclassification adjustment for gains

     included in net income of $52,805                                                                                  189,603        189,603

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   Total comprehensive income                                                                                                        1,311,797

 Common dividends declared, National City, $1.72

   per share                                                                                (369,370)                                 (369,370)

 Common dividends declared of pooled company, prior

   to merger                                                                                (116,393)                                 (116,393)

 Issuance of 3,349,463 common shares under

   corporate stock and dividend reinvestment plans                  13,397       66,599                                                 79,996

 Purchase of 18,075,000 common shares                              (72,300)    (199,082)    (702,363)                                 (973,745)

 Issuance of 201,120 common shares pursuant to

   acquisitions                                                        804        8,910                                                  9,714

 Stock dividend declared of pooled company, prior

   to merger                                                       140,992      152,971     (293,963)                                       --

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Balance December 31, 1997                           $     --    $1,262,790   $1,108,920   $3,440,763    $     --       $345,787     $6,158,260

 Comprehensive Income:

   Net income                                                                              1,070,681                                 1,070,681

   Other comprehensive income, net of tax

     Unrealized gain on securities of $13,689 net

     of reclassification adjustment for gains

     included in net income of $87,398                                                                                  (73,709)       (73,709)

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   Total comprehensive income                                                                                                          996,972

 Common dividends declared, National City, $1.88

   per share                                                                                (637,099)                                 (637,099)

 Preferred dividends declared                                                                 (2,182)                                   (2,182)

 Issuance of 4,792,495 common shares under

   corporate stock and dividend reinvestment plans                  19,170      185,835                                                205,005

 Purchase of 5,000,000 common shares                               (20,000)     (17,041)    (310,667)                                 (347,708)

 Net issuance of 10,810,084 common shares and

   739,976 preferred shares pursuant to acquisition   36,999        43,240      690,245     (130,824)                                  639,660

 Conversion of 18,022 shares of preferred stock to

   27,295 common shares                                 (901)          109          792                                                     --

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Balance December 31, 1998                           $ 36,098    $1,305,309   $1,968,751   $3,430,672    $     --       $272,078     $7,012,908

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See notes to consolidated financial statements.



Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


                                                                           For the Calendar Year

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(Dollars in Thousands)                                                1998            1997            1996



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Operating Activities

    Net income                                                  $  1,070,681     $ 1,122,194     $   993,516

    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided

      by operating activities:

      Provision for loan losses                                      201,400         225,367         239,936

      Depreciation and amortization                                  220,784         152,303         139,750

      Amortization of intangibles and servicing rights                65,186          74,931          85,193

      Amortization of securities discount and premium                  1,717           1,092           3,502

      Securities gains                                              (134,459)        (81,239)       (108,650)

      Other gains, net                                               (52,590)       (148,273)        (89,210)

      Net (increase) decrease in trading account assets                7,170         151,925        (131,993)

      Originations and purchases of mortgage loans held for

         sale                                                    (18,596,649)     (7,273,818)     (3,812,069)

      Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale         15,844,235       6,525,601       3,636,424

      Deferred income taxes                                          230,093         113,781         (19,035)

      (Increase) decrease in interest receivable                      (8,180)         79,611          (2,919)

      Increase (decrease) in interest payable                        (78,669)          6,648         (22,972)

      Net change in other assets/liabilities                        (586,486)       (484,910)       (356,125)

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Net cash provided (used) by operating activities                  (1,815,767)        465,213         555,348

Lending and Investing Activities

    Net decrease in short-term investments                          (509,633)        410,820          97,640

    Purchases of securities                                      (14,877,259)     (6,658,951)     (5,120,760)

    Proceeds from sales of securities                              9,957,772       4,157,999       4,481,357

    Proceeds from maturities and prepayments of securities         3,662,739       2,247,546       2,508,438

    Net increase in loans                                         (3,863,339)     (1,904,919)       (750,509)

    Proceeds from sales of loans                                     192,698         136,057         400,558

    Net increase in properties and equipment                        (210,705)        (91,488)       (101,512)

    Acquisitions                                                     157,632          42,207             944

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Net cash provided (used) by lending and investing activities      (5,490,095)     (1,660,729)      1,516,156

Deposit and Financing Activities

    Net increase (decrease) in Federal funds borrowed and

      security repurchase agreements                               4,331,739        (345,618)     (1,367,368)

    Net increase (decrease) in borrowed funds                     (2,177,174)      1,312,406         964,054

    Net increase in demand, savings, NOW, money market

      accounts, and deposits in overseas offices                   4,715,556         152,101         479,999

    Net (decrease) in time deposits                               (1,636,016)     (1,153,790)     (1,784,390)

    Repayment of long-term debt                                   (1,770,596)       (407,589)       (602,376)

    Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net                  5,045,431       3,187,751         602,010

    Dividends paid, net of tax benefit of ESOP shares               (596,193)       (477,931)       (425,572)

    Issuance of common stock                                         205,005          79,996          57,819

    Repurchase of common and preferred stock                        (347,708)       (973,745)       (175,110)

    Proceeds from issuance of common stock by subsidiary                  --              --         114,966

    ESOP trust repayment                                                  --              --           2,741

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Net cash provided (used) by deposit and financing activities       7,770,044       1,373,581      (2,133,227)

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Net increase (decrease) in cash and demand balances due from

  banks                                                              464,182         178,065         (61,723)

Cash and demand balances due from banks, January 1                 4,319,309       4,141,244       4,202,967

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Cash and demand balances due from banks, December 31            $  4,783,491     $ 4,319,309     $ 4,141,244

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Supplemental Disclosures

    Interest paid                                               $  2,992,709     $ 2,545,518     $ 2,496,797

    Income taxes paid                                                242,892         337,499         512,890

    Common stock issued in purchase acquisitions                     639,660           9,714           3,888

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See notes to consolidated financial statements.





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